"2 SS Germans. Russians recognized in town and killed" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Baker, John Henry, Jr.
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Additional caption text: "Thses [sic] had put on civilian clothing." Four liberators stand over the corpses of two SS guards. One of the liberators is photographing the corpses. The clothing on the corpses is disheveled. Numbered 45 on the reverse.
Baker, John Henry, Jr. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 6 7/8" x 4 7/8" bent, cracked, moisture wrinkling, damage on negative. Reverse of photo: paper label, writing.
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Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 54KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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"One [liberator] thinks it over" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Baker, John Henry, Jr.
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. A liberator stands amid the corpses of prisoners laid out for burial. He has his rifle slung over his shoulder. The corpses are in rows with white stakes laid on top of them. White cloths are visible above their heads. Numbered 46 on the reverse.
Baker, John Henry, Jr. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 6 7/8" x 4 3/4" bent, scratched, damage on negative. Reverse of photo: paper label, writing.
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Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 50 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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06080100PHOR00BAKEJO005.JPG
"Bodys [sic] just before burial" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Baker, John Henry, Jr.
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. A liberator walks between the rows of prisoner corpses prepared for burial. The bodies have been wrapped in white cloths and have a white stake leaning against them. Behind the rows of corpses stands a large group of liberators. Numbered 47 on the reverse.
Baker, John Henry, Jr. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 7" x 5" bent, cracked, scratched, damage on negative, stain on negative, moisture damage. Reverse of photo: paper label, writing.
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Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 56KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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06080100PHOR00BAKEJO006.JPG
"Shot by SS just before we got there" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Baker, John Henry, Jr.
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. A liberator, his rifle slung over his shoulder, squats down to pose with the corpse of a prisoner. He has a cigarette in his mouth and is not wearing his helmet. The corpse is on a path with a low fence running down both sides of it. Two other liberators walk down the path away from the camera. Barracks are visible in the background. Numbered 48 on the reverse.
Baker, John Henry, Jr. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 6 7/8" x 4 7/8" bent, scratched, damage on negative. Reverse of photo: paper label, writing.
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Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 58 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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06080100PHOR00BAKEJO007.JPG
"Lined in rows. Total bodies here now 100" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Baker, John Henry, Jr.
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. A line of liberators files past a row of corpses of prisoners laid out for burial. Each corpse has a white stake laid on it. Numbered 49 on the reverse.
Baker, John Henry, Jr. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 7/8" x 4 7/8"; Paper size: 6 7/8" x 4 7/8" bent, stained, scratches, fingerprints. Reverse of photo: paper label.
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Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 65 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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06080100PHOR00BAKEJO008.JPG
"Huge pit of blood, decayed flesh, etc." [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Baker, John Henry, Jr.
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Additional caption text: "Note foot and leg in pit." Numbered 50 on the reverse.
Baker, John Henry, Jr. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 6 3/4" x 4 3/4" scratched, damage on negative. Reverse of photo: typing.
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Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 67 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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06080100PHOR00BAKEJO009.JPG
"Piles of ashes and bones" [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Baker, John Henry, Jr.
Content Note: Title from caption on the reverse. Two liberators walk past large piles of ashes and bones near a line of trees. Numbered 51 on the reverse.
Baker, John Henry, Jr. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"; Paper size: 4 7/8" x 7 1/8" damage on negative. Reverse of photo: paper label.
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Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 59 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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06080100PHOR00BAKEJO010.JPG
Corpses of prisoner laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Brown, Elizabeth O.
Content Note: Corpses of prisoners laid out for burial. One row of corpses wrapped in white cloth and two rows of corpses with white stakes laid on them are visible. Liberators walk along the end of the row. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 82 on the reverse.
Brown, Elizabeth O. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 1 9/16" x 2 3/8"; Paper size: 2 1/4" x 2 5/8" bent, cracked, faded, stained, scratches, fingerprints, worn edges, age discoloration. Reverse of photo: glue residue, writing.
4 - 0 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 55 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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06080100PHOR00BROWEL001.JPG
Liberators oversee townspeople preparing the corpses of prisoners for burial [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Brown, Elizabeth O.
Content Note: Writing on reverse: "Upper left -- Mr. Brown". At the end of a row of corpses of prisoners wrapped in white cloth, two civilians wrap another corpse. Each corpse has a white stake laid on top of it. Corpses waiting to be wrapped are also visible. Two liberators watch the civilians while another liberator walks along the row of shrouded corpses with his rifle slung over his shoulder. Two other liberators are visible in the background. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 83 on the reverse.
Brown, Elizabeth O. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 2 3/8 -2 1/2" x 2 1/8"; Paper size: 2 3/8 -2 1/2" x 2 3/8" (irregular edges) bent, cracked, faded, stained, scratches, fingerprints, worn edges, age discoloration. Reverse of photo: glue residue, paper once glued on has been torn off leaving small fibrous piece of paper, writing.
4 - 0 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 55 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
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06080100PHOR00BROWEL002.JPG
Corpses of prisoners laid out for burial [Ohrdruf]
Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)
Brown, Elizabeth O.
Content Note: Two rows of corpses waiting to be wrapped in white cloth and two rows of corpses wrapped in white cloth. A white stake lies on each corpse. Some of the corpses are clothed and others are not. Stamp on reverse: "Passed by U. S. Army Examiner 30646". Numbered 84 on the reverse.
Brown, Elizabeth O. (Donor)
1 silver gelatin print Image size: 1 9/16" x 2 3/8"; Paper size: 1 7/8" x 2 5/8" torn, bent, cracked, faded, stained, scratches, age discoloration. Reverse of photo: glue residue, writing.
4 - 0 - 1945
Emory University
Encoded as part of the SAGE Digital Archive Project: A Collaborative Project between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, 1997-2000.
Funding for the SAGE Digital Archive Project was provided by a local foundation.
Researchers should contact the repository for terms governing the use of the collection.
Negative. TIFF image (400 dpi). JPG image (72 dpi).
JPG (72 dpi); 44 KB Digital image created as part of SAGE project, 1998.
06080100PHOR00BROWEL003
06080100PHOR00BROWEL003.JPG